Manila Tytana Colleges
Mr. Lyle dela Cerna
March 18, 2014
General Psychology
Adolescence(from HYPERLINK
"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_language" \o "Latin language"
Latinadolescere, meaning "to grow up")is a transitional stage of
HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Developmental_biology" \o
"Developmental biology" physicaland HYPERLINK
"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological" \o "Psychological"
psychological HYPERLINK
"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_development_(biology)" \o
"Human development (biology)" human developmentthat generally
occurs during the period from HYPERLINK
"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puberty" \o "Puberty" pubertyto legal
HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adult" \o "Adult"
adulthood( HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_majority"
\o "Age of majority" age of majority).The period of adolescence is
most closely associated with the teenage years,though its physical,
psychological and cultural expressions may begin earlier and end
later.
Childhoodis the age span ranging from birth to HYPERLINK
"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolescence" \o "Adolescence"
adolescence.According to HYPERLINK
"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piaget%27s_theory_of_cognitive_development"
\o "Piaget's theory of cognitive development" Piaget's theory of
cognitive development, childhood consists of two stages:
preoperational stage and concrete operational stage. In HYPERLINK
"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Developmental_psychology" \o
"Developmental psychology" developmental psychology, childhood is
divided up into the developmental stages of HYPERLINK
"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toddle" \o "Toddle"
toddlerhood(learning to walk), HYPERLINK
"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_childhood" \o "Early childhood"
early childhood(play age), middle childhood (school age), and
adolescence (puberty through post-puberty). Various childhood
factors could affect a person's attitude formation.
Aninfant(from the HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin"
\o "Latin" Latinwordinfans, meaning "unable to speak" or
"speechless") is the very young HYPERLINK
"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offspring" \o "Offspring" offspringof
a HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human" \o "Human" humanor
HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal" \o "Animal" animal.
When applied to humans, the term is usually considered synonymous
withbabyor bairn (Scotland), but the latter is commonly applied to
the HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juvenile_(organism)" \o
"Juvenile (organism)" youngof any animal. When a human child learns
to walk, the term HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toddler"
\o "Toddler" toddlermay be used instead.